Female leaders in history

Cleopatra - Cleopatra was the most famous ruler of ancient Egypt, but her power and success are often attributed to her skills as a seductress.

Hatshepsut - She ruled more than 1,300 years before Cleopatra, and paved the way for powerful female leaders in the Egyptian empire.

Queen Victoria - Queen Victoria ruled over the British Empire for 63 years. She is one of the longest-reigning monarchs in British history.

Margaret Thatcher - She was the first women to be elected Prime Minister of Britain in 1979, and held that position for 11 years.

Queen Elizabeth I - Queen Elizabeth I ruled over England from 1558 until 1603. She chose to stay unmarried and focused on her role as leader.

Mary Queen of Scots - She became queen when she was only a few days old and was raised to believe that she was the rightful ruler of England.

Maria Theresa of Austria - Maria Theresa was an empress of the Hapsburg empire, ruling over a large part of Europe for 40 years.

Empress Wu Zetian - Empress Wu Zetian was the only female emperor in Chinese history. She was alive during the Tang Dynasty and ruled from 665 to 690 CE.

Empress Dowager Cixi - Empress Dowager Cixi was the mother of the Tongzhi Emperor who ruled as regent. Even after her son came of age, she continued to rule in his place.

Theodora - Theodora was an empress of the Byzantine Empire through her marriage to Emperor Justinian I.

Artemisia - Artemisia was the 5th century BCE Queen of Halicarnassus, an empire located in modern-day Turkey.

Queen Boudicca of the Iceni - She is remembered as the brave warrior queen who fought against the Roman invaders.

Zenobia - Zenobia was a queen of the Palmyrene Empire in Syria in the 3rd century.